Monster winter storm could affect half the country

ltcmark · February 01, 2011, 01:26:43 AM

They are saying that this monster storm has a potential of affecting up to 100 million people. Post your storm status and let us know what you and your squadron are doing. Please keep OPSEC in mind.

An update from central Indiana: 31 Jan, 20:15 local, very light freezing rain, all county schools closed for 1 Feb already. Indiana Wing on alert. At a press conference at noon, Governor Daniels said to be prepared for life without electricity for 4 days.

Eclipse · February 01, 2011, 01:33:16 AM

Nothing much going on here in NE IL. My CD was driving in from INWG and sad traffic was bad on 65 with light freezing rain.

I don't anticipate a lot of activity here, we have snow plows and an upcoming Mayoral election. By Friday afternoon things will be back to normal.

I have, however, promised the kids I would throw all the snow into one mountain so they can build a killer fort.

Major Carrales · February 01, 2011, 01:35:36 AM

South Texas is preparing for 20 degree weather...even grandpa is coming over from his house. People are expecting snow and sleet.

NCRblues · February 01, 2011, 01:39:48 AM

The governor of Missouri has just declared a state of emergency, and has called out the national guard. I am currently on standby again, just after working a 12 hour shift

In the greater st Louis area we already have about 250 homes without electricity, and many non-interstate roads are already closed or impassible.....maybe MO wing and Ks wing can get some missions out of this one....

Spaceman3750 · February 01, 2011, 01:41:30 AM

Not much in central IL except for some sleet.

davidsinn · February 01, 2011, 01:45:13 AM

Quote from: mashcraft on February 01, 2011, 01:26:43 AM
They are saying that this monster storm has a potential of affecting up to 100 million people. Post your storm status and let us know what you and your squadron are doing. Please keep OPSEC in mind.

An update from central Indiana: 31 Jan, 20:15 local, very light freezing rain, all county schools closed for 1 Feb already. Indiana Wing on alert. At a press conference at noon, Governor Daniels said to be prepared for life without electricity for 4 days.

Reading some of the email traffic today you'd think some of these people have never seen snow before. 12-24 inches is a fact of life on the SE side of the lake. Ya'll worry too much

Edit:
Forgot to mention: INWG Grp I is grounded until 1200EST Thursday unless an ES call comes down from wing. My Grp CC ran an ORM on the storm and didn't like what he saw.

BillB · February 01, 2011, 01:51:18 AM

The storm will have little effect on Florida, slight cooling for Thursday thru the weekend, and rain showers on Wednesday.

NIN · February 01, 2011, 01:52:53 AM

Couple weeks back, a buddy of mine was boasting on FB that FL was the only state in the US without snow someplace in it. A friend of his said "No snow in Hawaii!" to which I posted a pic of the live feed from the top of Mauna Kea, where there is snow on the ground. She quickly amended that to "Well, there's no snow down here on the beach!"

Frankly, I'd rather join her on the beach. Who's with me? Maybe we can get a discount if we buy plane tix to Hawaii in bulk...

bosshawk · February 01, 2011, 02:10:21 AM

48-50 and bright sunshine all week here in the mts of central CA. I remember well the snow in the DC area, where I resided for 20 years.

tsrup · February 01, 2011, 02:19:21 AM

high of 12 today, high of 2 tomorrow.
+6 to 12 inches of snow that should let up by tomorrow. Which is good, because we still have the last foot and a half that fell last time. I have pathways shoveled in front of my house that are just as high as my waist at the lowest point.

plows don't run through this town worth a darn.

Schools closed, except for campus, which is irritating, but such is life.

Why oh why didn't I stay in Daytona...

Daniel · February 01, 2011, 02:40:38 AM

Update from one of the north-most cadets in Missouri:

- Schools closed early today
- Schools canceled tomorrow
- Local walmart nearly ransacked for milk, as a shipment got stuck on the highway a few hundred miles down road
- Blizzard warning issued.
- Governor declares preemptive state of emergency
- National Guard activated and ready to provide assistance

All of this over a little ice, not even snow flakes yet.

I'm expecting them to give the order to start evacuating to Mexico at anytime now. (Day after tomorrow reference)

indygreg · February 01, 2011, 02:58:16 AM

Quote from: davidsinn on February 01, 2011, 01:45:13 AM
Quote from: mashcraft on February 01, 2011, 01:26:43 AM
They are saying that this monster storm has a potential of affecting up to 100 million people. Post your storm status and let us know what you and your squadron are doing. Please keep OPSEC in mind.

An update from central Indiana: 31 Jan, 20:15 local, very light freezing rain, all county schools closed for 1 Feb already. Indiana Wing on alert. At a press conference at noon, Governor Daniels said to be prepared for life without electricity for 4 days.

Reading some of the email traffic today you'd think some of these people have never seen snow before. 12-24 inches is a fact of life on the SE side of the lake. Ya'll worry too much

Edit:
Forgot to mention: INWG Grp I is grounded until 1200EST Thursday unless an ES call comes down from wing. My Grp CC ran an ORM on the storm and didn't like what he saw.

As quick as the ice built up this evening, I wouldn't want to consider flying either.

coudano · February 01, 2011, 03:42:13 AM

Quote from: Daniel L on February 01, 2011, 02:40:38 AM
I'm expecting them to give the order to start evacuating to Mexico at anytime now. (Day after tomorrow reference)

Mexico MO is *not* clear of the path of this storm :lol:

blackrain · February 01, 2011, 03:58:34 AM

Thundersnow/sleet in central OK as of 2145 local. Gov has National Guard on stby. Pretty much everything is shut down for Tuesday. With single digit highs predicted I'm betting Wed and Thurs. too.

Cheers

GTCommando · February 01, 2011, 04:14:50 AM

Forecast in SW Ohio looks fun. Freezing rain into tomorrow night, <1/4 in. of ice on power lines. Cruddy driving conditions. Squadron meeting canceled. Stocked up on basic foodstuffs, generator primed and ready. This could be a doozy. My prayers go out to anyone in the path of this thing.

CAPC/officer125 · February 01, 2011, 05:09:13 AM

Forecast anywhere from 1-2 to 6-10 inches depending on where you live in the Great State of Kansas. Also add the wind (30mph+), which could cause several feet of drifts, and wind chill. Most of the schools in the state called off tomorrow. As far as I know, at this moment, we aren't doing anything, however, I am usually one of the last to know.

manfredvonrichthofen · February 01, 2011, 05:15:55 AM

Not much in southern Indiana. The roads are slicker than snot, and vehicles are iced over, not frost, but thin sheets of ice. But the rain has stopped for now. I just hope it remains that way.

manfredvonrichthofen · February 01, 2011, 05:39:20 AM

Do believe I spoke too soon, jinxed myself. It is now raining rather good.

Mustang · February 01, 2011, 06:26:34 AM

We in RMR are all snickering at your impending "monster" winter storm.

6-10" of snow is an average storm here, we've already had a number of them this winter and not only did schools NOT close, life went on pretty much as usual.

NCRblues · February 01, 2011, 06:34:30 AM

Update from the St Louis area. Interstate 70 is closed at the Missouri river due to ice on the bridge. Fire rescue frequency's are overwhelmed with code tones. Major ice accumulations are occurring across the St Louis area due to the rivers feeding the storm. We are in for a long long couple days. I will be sleeping at the department tonight. OH, and the national weather service just upped our snow totals to 12-24 inch's.....